Comments on: How-To: Image Windows XP with Ghost and Sysprep http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep chaos is the score upon which reality is written Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mikael Sundlin http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-8405 Mikael Sundlin Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:01:35 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-8405 @Linda If your mouse get stuck in the mini installation take a look at this =) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283079 GL @Linda
If your mouse get stuck in the mini installation take a look at this =)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283079

GL

]]> By: Chaos http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-8404 Chaos Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:55:56 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-8404 Is it possible to modify the sysprep file to look for additional drivers AFTER the sysprep image has been made? I have an image that is already made, and I need to add support for a different model. In the past I have added support for new models by ghosting my image to the new model, renaming the C:\drivers folder, letting the machine setup, and adding the drivers to my c:\drivers folder and re-sysprepping. I have been wondering if it is possible just to modify the sysprep.inf OemPNPDriversPath to add the new path and just put the drivers into the image and be done with it. Is it possible to modify the sysprep file to look for additional drivers AFTER the sysprep image has been made? I have an image that is already made, and I need to add support for a different model. In the past I have added support for new models by ghosting my image to the new model, renaming the C:\drivers folder, letting the machine setup, and adding the drivers to my c:\drivers folder and re-sysprepping. I have been wondering if it is possible just to modify the sysprep.inf OemPNPDriversPath to add the new path and just put the drivers into the image and be done with it.

]]> By: Hisham http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-8394 Hisham Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:19:00 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-8394 @Johan: I'm sure people have found ways to do this without additional software but I know of two programs that can help achieve this feat. One is Acronis Trueimage with Universal Restore. The other is Ghost Solution Suite. Once you build a base image, you can restore onto any machine using either software. @Johan: I’m sure people have found ways to do this without additional software but I know of two programs that can help achieve this feat. One is Acronis Trueimage with Universal Restore. The other is Ghost Solution Suite. Once you build a base image, you can restore onto any machine using either software.

]]> By: Johan Michel Struijk http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-8393 Johan Michel Struijk Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:06:51 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-8393 I do this quite a bit also but I only run into trouble when a system has a different motherboard... is there any way to make it totally hardware independent (while still keeping all the applications and settings I have set up)..? I do this quite a bit also but I only run into trouble when a system has a different motherboard… is there any way to make it totally hardware independent (while still keeping all the applications and settings I have set up)..?

]]> By: Dick Treen http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-8276 Dick Treen Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:30:56 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-8276 Thank you for this excellent tutorial Hisham. I have a small, 4 station network and have used sysprep to transfer XP with updated software from 1 machine to the other 3. My problem is that I find the nodes in the workgroup under "Microsoft Windows Network" although having the correct individual names, are duplicated in their sub-structure. This means the have the same shared drives and folders etc. as the source machine instead of their own. Please can you tell me if this is fixable? Thank you for this excellent tutorial Hisham. I have a small, 4 station network and have used sysprep to transfer XP with updated software from 1 machine to the other 3. My problem is that I find the nodes in the workgroup under “Microsoft Windows Network” although having the correct individual names, are duplicated in their sub-structure. This means the have the same shared drives and folders etc. as the source machine instead of their own. Please can you tell me if this is fixable?

]]> By: Hisham http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-8182 Hisham Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:47:30 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-8182 @Linda: You should probably call UIU's support facility because I don't have any experience with that particular piece of software. Good luck. @Linda:

You should probably call UIU’s support facility because I don’t have any experience with that particular piece of software. Good luck.

]]> By: Linda http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-8180 Linda Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:51:42 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-8180 Hi, Very good site. We are having a problem using UIU and Sysprep. The computer hangs while doing the mini-setup looking for a driver. The mouse and keyboard stop functioning so we are stuck. Any advise. Thanks in advance for your support. Linda Hi,

Very good site. We are having a problem using UIU and Sysprep. The computer hangs while doing the mini-setup looking for a driver. The mouse and keyboard stop functioning so we are stuck. Any advise. Thanks in advance for your support.

Linda

]]> By: Khaled http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-8136 Khaled Thu, 29 May 2008 16:14:28 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-8136 Do you know how to image the XP to a network location? Thanks a lot, I really appreciate your help ! Khaled Do you know how to image the XP to a network location?

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate your help !
Khaled

]]> By: Hisham http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-8030 Hisham Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:18:06 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-8030 @dave: the problem isn't the driver itself. The problem is the helper applications the driver can install that go haywire when they don't detect the card they were installed for. If your card allows just the driver to be installed then you should be okay. @dave: the problem isn’t the driver itself. The problem is the helper applications the driver can install that go haywire when they don’t detect the card they were installed for. If your card allows just the driver to be installed then you should be okay.

]]> By: dave http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-8029 dave Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:48:49 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-8029 You mention that the base OS shouldn't have have any other drivers installed other then the ones the OS found. In my case the NIC card wasn't found. Therefore, I won't be able to install all the Window updates and security patches without the card. So if I install the driver, will this have an affect on other machines that don't have the same card? Dave You mention that the base OS shouldn’t have have any other drivers installed other then the ones the OS found.
In my case the NIC card wasn’t found. Therefore, I won’t be able to install all the Window updates and security patches without the card. So if I install the driver, will this have an affect on other machines that don’t have the same card?

Dave

]]> By: Hisham http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-7949 Hisham Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:32:15 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-7949 @Gord: I'm assuming that you're trying to repackage the Acer machine's OEM XP install without installing your own corporate XP install cd? If that is the case, then that is your problem. You need to run a "key finding" utility and find what key Acer has installed. The chances are that it is the same OEM key on every machine. You may just need to enter that instead of your corporate key. However, I'm not sure of the legality of this method so please call Microsoft to confirm it--I can't take responsibility if you get in trouble. To use the corporate key in your possession you'll have to do a fresh install with the corp version of XP. @Gord: I’m assuming that you’re trying to repackage the Acer machine’s OEM XP install without installing your own corporate XP install cd? If that is the case, then that is your problem. You need to run a “key finding” utility and find what key Acer has installed. The chances are that it is the same OEM key on every machine. You may just need to enter that instead of your corporate key. However, I’m not sure of the legality of this method so please call Microsoft to confirm it–I can’t take responsibility if you get in trouble.

To use the corporate key in your possession you’ll have to do a fresh install with the corp version of XP.

]]> By: Gord http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-7936 Gord Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:03 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-7936 I thought this had been covered before but i can't find it at the moment so i'll post this. We have Acer machines with an OE factory XP Pro image, but when we sysprep with minisetup, and using our corp vol license key, we get an error stating that the product key is not valid, which is somewhat expected but is there a setting to use to get sysprep to wipe whatever setting is in the factory image so our vol key doesn't conflict? I thought this had been covered before but i can’t find it at the moment so i’ll post this.

We have Acer machines with an OE factory XP Pro image, but when we sysprep with minisetup, and using our corp vol license key, we get an error stating that the product key is not valid, which is somewhat expected but is there a setting to use to get sysprep to wipe whatever setting is in the factory image so our vol key doesn’t conflict?

]]> By: ctitimothy http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-7897 ctitimothy Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:47:56 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-7897 I have to create an image file to deploy XP on multiple DELL laptops configured with the same settings and applications. My boss also wants me to make a step by step instructional for installing job specific applications into the active directory to prompt. So, my question is: Will Ghost be able to do this or should I try Acronis? Also, any tips you can give me because he is adament that I will only need one iso file (add all necessary drivers for each model laptop of course) to be able to deploy to any of these laptops at a given time. Thanks in advance. I have to create an image file to deploy XP on multiple DELL laptops configured with the same settings and applications. My boss also wants me to make a step by step instructional for installing job specific applications into the active directory to prompt. So, my question is: Will Ghost be able to do this or should I try Acronis?

Also, any tips you can give me because he is adament that I will only need one iso file (add all necessary drivers for each model laptop of course) to be able to deploy to any of these laptops at a given time.

Thanks in advance.

]]> By: Nick http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-7846 Nick Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:44:26 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-7846 Hisham, Great, great guide. Ghost Solutions Suite documentation does not cover sysprep in detail, so your guide has been a tremendous aid. Good one! Nick Hisham,

Great, great guide. Ghost Solutions Suite documentation does not cover sysprep in detail, so your guide has been a tremendous aid.

Good one!

Nick

]]> By: right.. http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/comment-page-3#comment-7767 right.. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:45:15 +0000 http://blog.hishamrana.com/2006/02/22/how-to-image-windows-xp-with-ghost-and-sysprep/#comment-7767 found this site through google while installing a clean machine (no FF alas) but WHY THE HELL do you need that F*CKING annoying yellow bar all the bloody time? i KNOW i should use FF - now GET RID OF THAT CRAPPY THING found this site through google while installing a clean machine (no FF alas)

but WHY THE HELL do you need that F*CKING annoying yellow bar all the bloody time?
i KNOW i should use FF – now GET RID OF THAT CRAPPY THING

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